Pandion
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.
Proper noun edit
Pandion m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – the osprey.
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Pandion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).
Proper noun edit
Pandion